From the article "A Comparison of Leavening Agents"
Q&A
1. List out few examples of leavening agents.
Active dry yeast, sourdough starter, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), baking powder (baking soda, calcium phosphate, and sodium aluminum sulfate), potash (potassium bicarbonate) or pearl ash, and bakers' ammonia (ammonia carbonate).
2. Baking powder is a combination of..?
baking soda and a powdered acid.
3. Which leavening agent is known as potash as well as pearl ash?
Potassium Bicarbonate
4. Which leavening agent provided the largest increase in volume of any of the leavening agents tested?
From the article "A Comparison of Leavening Agents"
Q&A
1. List out few examples of leavening agents.
Active dry yeast, sourdough starter, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), baking powder (baking soda, calcium phosphate, and sodium aluminum sulfate), potash (potassium bicarbonate) or pearl ash, and bakers' ammonia (ammonia carbonate).
2. Baking powder is a combination of..?
baking soda and a powdered acid.
3. Which leavening agent is known as potash as well as pearl ash?
Potassium Bicarbonate
4. Which leavening agent provided the largest increase in volume of any of the leavening agents tested?
Active dry yeast